Coyotes name former player as their new Director of Player Development

Arizona Coyotes General Manager Bill Armstrong announced today that the Coyotes have named Lee Stempniak as the team's Director of Player Development.

"We are very pleased to name Lee as our new director of player development,"

said Armstrong.

"Lee was a hard-working player who had a very good career. He understands what it takes to get to the NHL and we are confident that he will do an excellent job developing our players."

The 39-year-old Stempniak will oversee the development of the organization's drafted prospects as well as the development of players in the Coyotes minor league system.

A former two-time NCAA All-American at Dartmouth College, Stempniak was an economics major and combined his vast hockey experience and education to assist in the communication between the club's analytics department with coaches, players, and management.

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